#B0A159#B0A159
#B0A159 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.095 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0A159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 161, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 49.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, -4.37, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 39.46, 96.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.62% -0.0129 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.62% 0.095 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4535, 35.4423, 14.5808) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.68
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.39
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.44
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.54
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0A159 #5968B0
analogous
#B07659 #B0A159 #94B059
triadic
#B0A159 #59B0A1 #A159B0
tetradic
#B0A159 #59B076 #5968B0 #B05994
square
#B0A159 #59B076 #5968B0 #B05994
split-complementary
#B0A159 #5994B0 #7659B0
monochromatic
#61582E #8A7E42 #B0A159 #C4B882 #D7D0AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B0A159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#B0A159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0A159
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0A159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0A159 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A35C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9890
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0a159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 161, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.095 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bc89',
500: '#b0a159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0a159; $custom-light: #c9bc89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0a159",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 161,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 35.51,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7062,
"c": 0.09451,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.35441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0A159
secondary
#9FA6C5
accent
#6FCC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D